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NYT Crossword May 8 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A2022 Jordan Peele horror/sci-fi film4 lettersSee answer ›5ASan ___ Bay (estuary near San Francisco)5 lettersSee answer ›10ANoted silver-tongued Olympic gold medalist3 lettersSee answer ›13ACoin toss call4 lettersSee answer ›14ASupply5 lettersSee answer ›15AGenerals and such4 lettersSee answer ›16AQuickly put (together)4 lettersSee answer ›17ATres + tres + tres5 lettersSee answer ›18ASingle ___ (tourney type)4 lettersSee answer ›19AClarifying words4 lettersSee answer ›20AKierkegaard, for one4 lettersSee answer ›21ACattle steerers5 lettersSee answer ›22AWorn-down part3 lettersSee answer ›24AFail to understand6 lettersSee answer ›26ASection of a curriculum3 lettersSee answer ›28ABroadway star Hagen3 lettersSee answer ›30AMusical pitch interval7 lettersSee answer ›34AMayo to mayo, say3 lettersSee answer ›35AWriter honored by Oz Park in Chicago4 lettersSee answer ›37A"My Neighbor ___," 1988 Hayao Miyazaki film6 lettersSee answer ›38AOne not getting enough sleep in Apr., perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›39A"Mind your own business!" ... or a hint to the four sides of this puzzle7 lettersSee answer ›41APrefix with meter3 lettersSee answer ›42AAs a ___6 lettersSee answer ›44APrefix with phobia4 lettersSee answer ›45A"I'm Just ___" (2023 Oscar-nominated song)3 lettersSee answer ›46AHalting speakers?7 lettersSee answer ›48A"Inside Politics" airer3 lettersSee answer ›49AField3 lettersSee answer ›50ALike many flowers and prizes6 lettersSee answer ›52ADown in the dumps3 lettersSee answer ›54ATasty pastry spread5 lettersSee answer ›57AMain ingredient in the Japanese liqueur umeshu4 lettersSee answer ›59AHats, informally4 lettersSee answer ›62ANice chunk of dough4 lettersSee answer ›63AGarden tool5 lettersSee answer ›64AKind of arch that resembles the shape of a Hershey's Kiss4 lettersSee answer ›65AQualifying races4 lettersSee answer ›66AThis might come in a saucer5 lettersSee answer ›67ASide to take into consideration4 lettersSee answer ›68AActress Goth of 2022's "X"3 lettersSee answer ›69ASupervises5 lettersSee answer ›70AMustang feature, once4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DOrg. with probes4 lettersSee answer ›2DMuddies, as water4 lettersSee answer ›3DAscetic breakfast selection10 lettersSee answer ›4DChannel for watching college games5 lettersSee answer ›5DTurn topsy-turvy4 lettersSee answer ›6DOne doing some deep-sea exploration8 lettersSee answer ›7D"Muy ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›8DResides a long time ago?6 lettersSee answer ›9DBe down in the dumps3 lettersSee answer ›10DSinger Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›11DCrisscross pattern4 lettersSee answer ›12DCredos4 lettersSee answer ›15DLacking, with "of"6 lettersSee answer ›21DBike and Bike+, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›23DLike a witch's cauldron8 lettersSee answer ›25DGod honored by gladiatorial fights6 lettersSee answer ›26DMother-of-pearl5 lettersSee answer ›27DHow to sign a check5 lettersSee answer ›29DDraw tight6 lettersSee answer ›31DCriticized10 lettersSee answer ›32DPrimate, for humans5 lettersSee answer ›33DWho "can get in the way of what I'm feelin'," in an Alicia Keys hit5 lettersSee answer ›36DLetters on an N.Y.C. fare card3 lettersSee answer ›40DObstructed, as an opening8 lettersSee answer ›43DGod who begat the Titans6 lettersSee answer ›47DLissome6 lettersSee answer ›51DAuthor ___-René Lesage5 lettersSee answer ›53DOverhead5 lettersSee answer ›54DThing on a docket4 lettersSee answer ›55DSomething a waiter may pull out4 lettersSee answer ›56DI, to Socrates4 lettersSee answer ›58DSharp set?4 lettersSee answer ›60DInterior design4 lettersSee answer ›61DPermeate4 lettersSee answer ›63DFill fully3 lettersSee answer ›
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